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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.09-30 MHz 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
Selectivity AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
? AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) 24 V DC or mains Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1
Current RX 35-150 mA 36 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-RX000007 JRC-NRD-000301A SONY-ICF-006800W